Expires:202504222200;Remove:202504222200;278066 WWUS81 KAKQ 222109 SPSAKQ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wakefield VA 509 PM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025 NCZ012>014-VAZ087-092-093-096-222200- Hertford NC-Northampton NC-Gates NC-Isle of Wight VA-Southampton VA- Suffolk VA-Greensville VA- 509 PM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN NORTHAMPTON...NORTH CENTRAL HERTFORD...NORTHWESTERN GATES...SOUTHEASTERN GREENSVILLE... SOUTHERN SOUTHAMPTON...AND SOUTHWESTERN ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTIES...THE CITY OF FRANKLIN AND THE SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF SUFFOLK THROUGH 600 PM EDT... At 509 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Boykins, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Boykins around 515 PM EDT. Newsoms around 525 PM EDT. Franklin around 545 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Handsom, Bryants Corner, Dort, Riddicksville, Sunbeam, Lees Mill, Severn, Margarettsville, Riverdale, and Wyanoke. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3647 7738 3665 7744 3676 7691 3652 7682 TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 257DEG 25KT 3657 7732 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ HET